Institute of Ecology records, Philip Johnson interview, 1985 March 13

Summary

Creator:

Johnson, Philip L.

Date:

1985 March 13

Extent:

1 interview(s) (30.0 minutes)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Institute of Ecology records, Philip Johnson interview, har-ua97-066_0014-2, University of Georgia Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Philip Johnson discusses the Institute of Ecology, including its origins, its approaches to research, its relationship with colleges and universities, its structural and funding challenges, and its demise.

Biographical / historical:

Philip L. Johnson received his B.S. in agriculture and his M.S. in natural resources from Purdue University. He earned his Ph.D. in plant ecology from Duke University. Many of his professional interests have been in ecosystem analysis, land use planning, physiological ecology, arctic-alpine ecology, and remote sensing applications. Johnson was elected executive director of the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) by the Board of Directors in June 1974. He came to ORAU from the National Science Foundation (NSF) where he served as the division director of environmental systems and resources. Before joining NSF, Johnson taught at Dartmouth College, the University of Georgia, and the University of Wyoming.

Related

Related material:

Institute of Ecology records, UA07-066 and the Ecological Society of America records, UA97-061

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Oral histories (document genres)

Names:

Ecological Society of America
Institute of Ecology
Johnson, Philip L.

Terms of access:

Resources may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use).

Preferred citation:

Institute of Ecology records, Philip Johnson interview, har-ua97-066_0014-2, University of Georgia Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.